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1828WRCAM49374New Orleans 1828. Seventeen volumes. Publication details and pagination provided below. Uniform 20th-century buckram gilt leather labels. Small ink library stamp on titlepages embossed blindstamp on most titlepages occasional ink ownership signature. Some small paper repairs minor foxing some leaves closely trimmed. A few small marginal tears including the bottom corner of one titlepage; some tears with minor effect on text individually enumerated below. Minor occasional staining mostly marginal or in the gutters. Overall a good set. A superb consecutive set of the first seventeen session laws issued after Louisiana achieved statehood in 1812 comprising the laws from the first session of the first "General Assembly" or legislature to the second session of the Eighth Legislature. A wealth of interesting information on the early affairs of Louisiana at a time when the state was at the western extreme of the United States. The first volume contains much to be expected from a first legislature: a resolution giving the legislature's assent to "an enlargement of the limits of the State of Louisiana" an act regarding the salaries of various state officials an act establishing election methods for various public offices including the U.S. House of Representatives an act authorizing a state loan and an act to organize a "Corps of Militia for the Service of the State of Louisiana." Understandably there is a voluminous amount of information regarding slavery in the state throughout the laws. During the first session of the legislature alone two of the twenty-four acts enumerated concern reimbursement from state funds for lost slaves one to imprisonment and one killed while trying to run away. There are also acts relative to runaway slaves private emancipation and more. Towards the end of the run the eighth legislature passed an act prohibiting entry of slaves into the state for purposes of sale. Other acts contained here organize the City of New Orleans into wards with various and numerous laws on internal improvements civil law and criminal law. While individual volumes come to the market on occasion nothing like this group has ever been offered at retail; it is a collection that would be impossible to assemble today on a book-by-book basis. <br> <br> The imprints included here are as follows: <br> <br> 1 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: Thierry 1812. 91pp. JUMONVILLE 226. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 25881. <br> <br> 2 ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: Baird & Wagner 1813. vii265pp. Burn damage to upper gutter affecting an occasional word of text. JUMONVILLE 239. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 28978. <br> <br> 3 ACTS PASSED AT THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: Peter K. Wagner 1814. 8119pp. plus folding plate. JUMONVILLE 249. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 31952. <br> <br> 4 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: Peter K. Wagner 1815. 6111pp. plus folding plate. JUMONVILLE 264. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 35135. <br> <br> 5 ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: Peter K. Wagner 1816. 1iii172pp. JUMONVILLE 273. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 38098. <br> <br> 6 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: J.C. De St. Romes 1817. 222pp. Top fifth of titlepage lacking affecting four words in the title. JUMONVILLE 286. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 41289. <br> <br> 7 ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: J.C. De St. Romes 1818. xii209pp. JUMONVILLE 300. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 44614. <br> <br> 8 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: J.C. De St. Romes 1819. 143pp. JUMONVILLE 315. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 48514. <br> <br> 9 ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: J.C. De St. Romes 1820. 155pp. JUMONVILLE 335. SHOEMAKER 2012. <br> <br> 10 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: J.C. De St. Romes 1821. 159pp. Small ink burn hole in titlepage; bottom corner of penultimate leaf torn costing a few words. JUMONVILLE 358. SHOEMAKER 5859. <br> <br> 11 ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: J.C. De St. Romes 1822. 130pp. JUMONVILLE 374. SHOEMAKER 9295. <br> <br> 12 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: J.C. De St. Romes 1823. 2xxxi3-110pp. JUMONVILLE 402. SHOEMAKER 13142. <br> <br> 13 ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: Peter K. Wagner 1824. 1878pp. JUMONVILLE 432. SHOEMAKER 16938. <br> <br> 14 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: M. Cruzat 1824- 1825. 241pp. Untrimmed. JUMONVILLE 457. SHOEMAKER 21249. <br> <br> 15 ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: James M. Bradford 1826. 264pp. JUMONVILLE 488. SHOEMAKER 25144. <br> <br> 16 ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: John Gibson 1827. 211pp. Last third of text trimmed close costing some page numbers. JUMONVILLE 600. SHOEMAKER 29537. <br> <br> 17 ACTS PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. New Orleans: John Gibson 1828. 25-199pp. JUMONVILLE 625. SHOEMAKER 33906. JUMONVILLE 226 239 249 264 273 286 300 315 335 358 374 402 432 457 488 600 625. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 25881 28978 31952 35135 38098 41289 44614 48514. SHOEMAKER 2012 5859 9295 13142 16938 21249 25144 29537 33906. hardcover books
182828991New Orleans 1828. Seventeen volumes octavo publication details and pagination provided in the listing below. Uniform 20th-century buckram gilt leather labels. Small ink library stamp to titlepages embossed blind-stamp to most titlepages occasional ink ownership signature some small paper repairs minor foxing some leaves closely trimmed a few small marginal tears including the bottom corner of one titlepage some tears with minor effect to text individually enumerated in the detailed list below minor occasional staining mostly marginal or in the gutters. An superb consecutive set of the first seventeen session laws issued after Louisiana achieved statehood in 1812 comprising the laws from the first session of the first "General Assembly" or legislature to the second session of the Eighth Legislature. A wealth of interesting information on the early affairs of Louisiana at a time when the state was at the western extreme of the United States.<br/> <br/>The first volume contains much to be expected from a first legislature: a resolution giving the legislature's assent to "an enlargement of the limits of the State of Louisiana" an act regarding the salaries of various state officials an act establishing election methods for various public offices including the U.S. House of Representatives an act authorizing a state loan and an act to organize a "Corps of Militia for the Service of the State of Louisiana." Understandably there is a voluminous amount of information regarding slavery in the state throughout the laws. During the first session of the legislature alone two of the twenty-four acts enumerated concern reimbursement from state funds for lost slaves one to imprisonment and one killed while trying to run away. There are also acts relative to runaway slaves private emancipation and more. Towards the end of the run the eighth legislature passed an act prohibiting entry of slaves into the state for purposes of sale. Other acts contained here organize the City of New Orleans into wards with various and numerous laws on internal improvements civil law and criminal law. While individual volumes come to the market on occasion nothing like this group has ever been offered at retail; it is a collection that would be impossible to assemble today on a book-by-book basis. The imprints included here are as follows: 1 Acts Passed at the First Session of the First General Assembly of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: Thierry 1812. 91pp. Jumonville 226; Shaw & Shoemaker 25881. 2 Acts Passed at the Second Session of the First Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: Baird & Wagner 1813. vii 265pp. Burn damage to the upper gutter affecting an occasional word of text. Jumonville 239; Shaw & Shoemaker 28978. 3 Acts Passed at the Third Session of the First Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: Peter K. Wagner 1814. 8119pp. Plus folding plate. Jumonville 249; Shaw & Shoemaker 31952. 4 Acts Passed at the First Session of the Second Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: Peter K. Wagner 1815. 6111pp. Plus folding plate. Jumonville 264; Shaw & Shoemaker 35135. 5 Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Second Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: Peter K. Wagner 1816. 1iii172pp. Jumonville 273; Shaw & Shoemaker 38098. 6 Acts passed at the First Session of the Third Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: J. C. de St. Romes 1817. 222pp. Top fifth of titlepage lacking affecting four word in the title. Jumonville 286; Shaw & Shoemaker 41289. 7 Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Third Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: J. C. de St. Romes 1818. xii 209pp. Jumonville 300; Shaw & Shoemaker 44614. 8 Acts Passed at the First Session of the Fourth Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: J. C. De St. Romes 1819. 143pp. Jumonville 315; Shaw & Shoemaker 48514. 9 Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Fourth Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: J. C. De St. Romes 1820. 155pp. Jumonville 335; Shoemaker 2012. 10 Acts Passed at the First Session of the Fifth Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: J. C. De St. Romes 1821. 159pp. Small ink burn hole to titlepage bottom corner of penultimate leaf torn costing a few words. Jumonville 358. Shoemaker 5859. 11 Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Fifth Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: J. C. de St. Romes 1822. 130pp. Jumonville 374; Shoemaker 9295. 12 Acts Passed at the First Session of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: J. C. de St. Romes 1823. 2xxxi3-110pp. Jumonville 402; Shoemaker 13142. 13 Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Sixth Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: Peter K. Wagner 1824. 1878pp. Jumonville 432; Shoemaker 16938. 14 Acts Passed at the First Session of the Seventh Legislature of the State of Louisiana.New Orleans: M. Cruzat 1824-25. 241pp. Untrimmed. Jumonville 457; Shoemaker 21249. 15 Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Seventh Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: James M. Bradford 1826. 264pp. Jumonville 488; Shoemaker 25144. 16 Acts Passed at the First Session of the Eighth Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: John Gibson 1827. 211pp. Last third of text trimmed close costing some page numbers. Jumonville 600; Shoemaker 29537. 17 Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Eighth Legislature of the State of Louisiana. New Orleans: John Gibson 1828. 25-199pp. Jumonville 625; Shoemaker 33906.<br/> <br/>Jumonville 226 239 249 264 273 286 300 315 335 358 374 402 432 457 488 600 625. Shaw & Shoemaker 25881 28978 31952 35135 3809841289 44614 48514. Shoemaker 2012 5859 9295 13142 16938 21249 25144 29537 33906. unknown books
180324186New Orleans 1803. 1p. letter on a folded folio sheet with engraved scene entitled "Republique Francaise" at the top of the first page. A few manuscript notes and calculations on the second and fourth pages. Old folds. With: Printed invitation sent by the French Colonial Prefect of Louisiana Laussat for a gala in honor of the Spanish Commander in Louisiana and in anticipation of handing the Louisiana Territory over to the United States. December 11 1803 19 Frimaire an XII. 1p. printed on a folded quarto sheet addressed in manuscript on the fourth page. The pair in a half morocco clamshell case cloth chemises. Making the Louisiana Purchase happen and an invitation to the ball in honor of the transfer of Louisiana.<br/> <br/>A remarkable pair of documents announcing to a local French commander the completion of the transfer of Louisiana from Spanish to French control and inviting him to an upcoming gala in honor of the local Spanish commander and the forthcoming transfer of the Louisiana Territory to the United States. The letter and invitation are both addressed to Captain Guillermo Duparc Commandant of the Point Coupee military outpost just northwest of Baton Rouge. Pierre Clément de Laussat the last French Colonial Prefect of Louisiana arrived there in late March 1803 just a month before the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed in Paris on April 30. Spain had ceded Louisiana to the French in the Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800 though the provisions of the treaty had remained a secret; his immediate responsibility was to oversee the transfer from Spain to France. Laussat had been hearing rumors since his arrival of a potential sale of Louisiana from France to the Americans and those rumors were officially confirmed to him in August. In May 1803 the Spanish commanders of Louisiana including the Marquis de Casa Calvo announced the forthcoming retrocession of Louisiana from Spanish to French control a process that was formally completed on November 30 1803. In the present letter dated just nine days after the completion of the Spanish retrocession Laussat writes Duparc sending him in translation from the French "the order which I have issued concerning taking possession of the French Republic of Louisiana in your district. I reached an agreement on it in advance with the Commissioners of S.M.C. Sa Majeste Catholique i.e. King Charles IV of Spain dated the 12th of Frimaire December 4 1803." Laussat writes that along with the proclamation he is sending Duparc various decrees regarding the circumstances of French control and asks him to redouble his efforts for tranquillity peace and order in his district. The proclamation and decrees mentioned by Laussat are not present with this letter. The manuscript letter is on Laussat's official letterhead with the seal of the French Republic and the engraved text "Marine. Coloniea. Louisiane." Interestingly Laussat has annotated the pre-printed portion of the letter changing his title from "Colonial Prefect of Louisiana" to "Colonial Prefect Commissioner of the French Government" reflecting the new political situation after the Spanish hand-over of the territory to the French just nine days earlier. The printed invitation is also addressed to M. Duparc and is very rare located by Jumonville in only one other copy at the Historic New Orleans Collection. Dated December 11 1803 it invites Duparc to a soiree hosted by Laussat on "next Thursday" the 15th of December. The party is being held to commemorate the transfer of Louisiana from Spanish to French control and its impending transfer to the United States. More specifically the party is in honor of the Spanish commander the Marquis de Casa-Calvo Brigadier of the Spanish armies in thanks for the Spaniards' efforts in recent days and as a sign of the union and friendship between the Spanish and French governments. On December 20 1803 just eleven days after writing this letter and five days after his gala in honor of Casa-Calvo Laussat presided over the ceremony officially transferring the Louisiana Territory to the United States. Laussat's manuscript letter and printed invitation of Captain Duparc are rare survivals and fascinating evidence of the political military and social aspects of events in Louisiana in 1803 from the Spanish transfer of control of the territory to France to the official completion of the Louisiana Purchase by the United States.<br/> <br/>Jumonville 86 printed invitation. unknown books
1803WRCAM42001New Orleans 1803. 1p. on a folded folio sheet with engraved scene entitled "République Française" at the top of the first page. A few manuscript notes and calculations on the second and fourth pages. Old folds. Some soiling on fourth page a bit of ink bleedthrough. Very good. with: PRINTED INVITATION SENT BY THE FRENCH COLONIAL PREFECT OF LOUISIANA LAUSSAT FOR A GALA IN HONOR OF THE SPANISH COMMANDER IN LOUISIANA AND IN ANTICIPATION OF HANDING THE LOUISIANA TERRITORY OVER TO THE UNITED STATES. Dec. 11 1803 19 Frimaire an XII. 1p. printed on a folded quarto sheet addressed in manuscript on the fourth page. Small tear in upper right corner of first page half-inch split along one fold. Very good. Together in a half morocco clamshell case cloth chemises. A remarkable pair of documents announcing to a local French commander the completion of the transfer of Louisiana from Spanish to French control and inviting him to an upcoming gala in honor of the local Spanish commander and the forthcoming transfer of Louisiana Territory to the United States. The letter and invitation are both addressed to Capt. Guillermo Duparc commandant of the Point Coupée military outpost just northwest of Baton Rouge. <br> <br> Pierre Clément de Laussat the last French Colonial Prefect of Louisiana arrived there in late March 1803 just a month before the Louisiana Purchase Treaty was signed in Paris on April 30. Spain had ceded Louisiana to the French in the Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800 though the provisions of the treaty had remained a secret; his immediate responsibility was to oversee the transfer from Spain to France. Laussat had been hearing rumors since his arrival of a potential sale of Louisiana from France to the Americans and those rumors were officially confirmed to him in August. In May 1803 the Spanish commanders of Louisiana including the Marquis de Casa Calvo announced the forthcoming retrocession of Louisiana from Spanish to French control a process that was formally completed on Nov. 30 1803. <br> <br> In the present letter dated just nine days after the completion of the Spanish retrocession Laussat writes Duparc sending him in translation from the French "the order which I have issued concerning taking possession of the French Republic of Louisiana in your district. I reached an agreement on it in advance with the Commissioners of S.M.C. Sa Majesté Catholique i.e. King Charles IV of Spain dated the 12th of Frimaire Dec. 4 1803." Laussat writes that along with the proclamation he is sending Duparc various decrees regarding the circumstances of French control and asks him to redouble his efforts for tranquility peace and order in his district. The proclamation and decrees mentioned by Laussat are not present with this letter. The manuscript letter is on Laussat's official letterhead with the seal of the French Republic and the engraved text "Marine. Coloniea. Louisiane." Interestingly Laussat has annotated the pre- printed portion of the letter changing his title from "Colonial Prefect of Louisiana" to "Colonial Prefect Commissioner of the French Government" reflecting the new political situation after the Spanish hand-over of the territory to the French just nine days earlier. <br> <br> The printed invitation is also addressed to M. Duparc and is very rare located by Jumonville in only one other copy at the Historic New Orleans Collection. Dated Dec. 11 1803 it invites Duparc to a SOIRÉE hosted by Laussat on "next Thursday" the 15th of December. The party was being held to commemorate the transfer of Louisiana from Spanish to French control and its impending transfer to the United States. More specifically the party was in honor of the Spanish commander the Marquis de Casa-Calvo brigadier of the Spanish armies in thanks for the Spaniards' efforts in recent days and as a sign of the union and friendship between the Spanish and French governments. On Dec. 20 1803 just eleven days after writing this letter and five days after his gala in honor of Casa-Calvo Laussat presided over the ceremony officially transferring Louisiana Territory to the United States. <br> <br> Laussat's manuscript letter and printed invitation of Capt. Duparc are rare survivals and fascinating evidence of the political military and social aspects of events in Louisiana in 1803 from the Spanish transfer of control of the territory to France to the official completion of the Louisiana Purchase by the United States. Printed invitation: JUMONVILLE 86. hardcover books